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Chip Clewt, known simply as the weirdo, lives like a hermit in the Powhatan Swamp, a National Wildlife Refuge that is at the center of a heated controversy between local hunters and environmentalists. A hunting ban on the Powhatan is about to expire. The environmentalists want to protect the wildlife; the hunters are oiling their guns. Then someone completely unexpected comes forward to spearhead the conservation effort–the weirdo.

Includes a reader’s guide.
ISBN: 9780152056667
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Mar 1, 2006
List price: $10.99
No of pages: 304
Trim Size: 4.710 in (w) x 7.170 in (h) x 1.040 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals)
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance *
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Theodore Taylor

Biography

THEODORE TAYLOR (1921-2006), an award-winning author of many books for young people, was particularly known for fast-paced, exciting adventure novels. His books include the bestseller The Cay, Timothy of the Cay, The Bomb, Air Raid–Pearl Harbor!, Ice Drift, The Maldonado Miracle, and The Weirdo, an Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult Mystery.

Chip Clewt, known simply as the weirdo, lives like a hermit in the Powhatan Swamp, a National Wildlife Refuge that is at the center of a heated controversy between local hunters and environmentalists. A hunting ban on the Powhatan is about to expire. The environmentalists want to protect the wildlife; the hunters are oiling their guns. Then someone completely unexpected comes forward to spearhead the conservation effort–the weirdo.

Includes a reader’s guide.

ISBN: 9780152056667
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Mar 1, 2006
List price: $10.99
No of pages: 304
Trim Size: 4.710 in (w) x 7.170 in (h) x 1.040 in (d)
BISAC 1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories *
BISAC 2: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science & Nature / General (see also headings under Animals)
BISAC 3: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance *
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Theodore Taylor

Biography

THEODORE TAYLOR (1921-2006), an award-winning author of many books for young people, was particularly known for fast-paced, exciting adventure novels. His books include the bestseller The Cay, Timothy of the Cay, The Bomb, Air Raid–Pearl Harbor!, Ice Drift, The Maldonado Miracle, and The Weirdo, an Edgar Award winner for Best Young Adult Mystery.